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Mining & the mines, 1935

4,579 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 229

Hurry-up for Bankrupt Court Speed Seeking Gold

The Sun · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 9

FROM the Bankruptcy Court to the open road, bound for Central Australia in search of gold, and all in…

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Oil From Coal Trip For McLachlan? CANBERRA

The Sun · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 7

There is a possibility that the Minister in Charge of Developments (Senator McLachlan) will visit England towards the end of the year to…

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State Parliament. Notes From the Gallery. Mr. Baddeley on Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 10

Proceedings in the Legislative Assembly yesterday started off with a deceptive air of bustle. When prayers were over half the house set about the rite of "catching the…

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Three Feet of Roofing Between Mine and Canal Bottom Lithgow

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 12

The grave danger of Lithgow's unfinished canal was the subject of much discussion at the fortnightly meeting of Lithgow Council. The…

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General Cable News. Price of Gold. London, Feb. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 12

The price of gold to-day was £7/2/1 an ounce fine, compared with £7/1/10½ yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES…

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There Is Gold In Streets Of Gulgong GULGONG

The Sun · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 9

Scores of people were searching for gold in Gulgong's streets to-day. Heavy rain fell--125 points between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m.--and…

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State Parliament. Mining Bill. Extension of Leases. Minister's Assurance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 15

Replying to the criticism of Opposition members concerning the Mining (Amendment) Bill in the Legislative Assembly Yesterday, the Minister for Mines (Mr. Vincent) stated…

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There's Whips Of Nuggets Of Gold But They Are Very Deep Down

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 10

"THAR'S gold in them Thar hills," was the Opposition refrain in the Legislative Assembly, yesterday…

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"Govt. Helping Wealthy Companies" Mining Bill Accusations Business Done in Assembly 20 Years' Lease Extensions Hot Protests

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 8

ACCUSATIONS that the Government was acting in the interests of wealthy companies were made in the Legislative Assembly…

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"Shooting-up" Goldfields Murder Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 February 1935 · page 7

ALICE SPRINGS, Thursday.--Since the Supreme Court sitting opened five Crown witnesses have been missing when called upon, and…

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150 Miners Get Their Notice Bulli Collieries Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 5

ONE hundred and fifty men at South Bulli Colliery, and also a number at Old Bulli Colliery, have received notice of dismissal…

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Miners Dismissed. South Bulli Mine. Abolition of Rationing. Corrimal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 16

As an outcome of the management's agreement to abolish the rationing system, 193 employees in the South Bulli Colliery have received 14 days' notice of the termination of…

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Gold Mine Work. Speeding-up in W. Aus. Kalgoorlie

The Labor Daily · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 7

Development work on the Commonwealth Mining and Finance Company's blocks at Yellowdine is being speeded up, and about 70 men…

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Mining in W.A. Gold Fields Development. Strike Condemned. London, Feb. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 15

At a meeting of the Gold Fields Australian Development Company Ltd., Mr. J. Agnew said that it was discouraging that those who had endcavoured to lift Western Australian…

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Dispute at State Mine. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 16

A compulsory conference between representative of the Federated Engine-drivers and Firemen's Association and the State Mine Board of Control, which was summoned by the…

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W.A. Mines Dispute. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 16

Another mass meeting of members of the mining branch of the A.W.U. will be held in Boulder to-morrow morning to discuss the stoppage on the Golden Mile. It is…

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Gold, Dollars, Francs London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 7

Gold advanced ½d per ounce fine to-day to £721½. Dollar and franc exchange quotations were respectively 4.88 1-16 and…

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End Near W. A. Mine Strike KALGOORLIE

The Sun · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 5

The end of the mining dispute on the goldfields seems to be in sight. A mass meeting of the men agreed, by a two-to-one majority, to accept…

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Gold Yachting Cup Is Stolen Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 5

THOUGHT to have been safely locked up, the Albert Gold Cup, won by Queensland at the coniena[?]y…

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£250 for W.a. Miners. Decision of Central Council

The Labor Daily · Saturday 9 February 1935 · page 8

THE Central Council of the Minors' Federation yesterday received reports from various districts, including Queensland, Tasmania, the…

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